- the large, sweet, bell-shaped, tropical American pepper used as a vegetable
- the plant (Capsicum frutescens var. grossum) on which it grows
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bell pepper
noun
- A variety of sweet pepper widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
- The plump, crisp, hollow fruit of this plant, typically green, yellow, or red.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural bell peppers)
- Capsicum annuum, an edible spicy-sweet fruit, originating in the New World.
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